The Mosher surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 15,672 people carried this name — #2,325 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 18,800 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (15,595).

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In print

Mosher in American newspapers,
1875–1918.

Newspaper page from The Morning Herald carrying the name Mosher
The Morning Herald 1875-09-11
Newspaper page from Delaware Gazette And State Journal carrying the name Mosher
Delaware Gazette And State Journal 1901-01-31
Newspaper page from The Beaver Herald carrying the name Mosher
The Beaver Herald 1918-11-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 96,224 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Mosher in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

651 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mosher. The most, 235, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 479
Victoria 38
South Australia 36
Western Australia 25
Queensland 24
Tasmania 11
ACT (Canberra) 5
Northern Territory 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mosher.

Who carried it

People named Mosher,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lafayette F. Mosher
    Lafayette F. Mosher 1824–1894 · judge
  • Eliza Maria Mosher
    Eliza Maria Mosher 1846–1928 · writer
  • Charles F. Mosher
    Charles F. Mosher 1867–1942 · newspaper editor
  • Kate Mosher 1836–1926 · artist
  • P. M. Mosher 1844– · politician
  • George Clark Mosher 1858–1929 · gynecologist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Mosher,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,963 records

1,963 records of the Mosher name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 587
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 519
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 383
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 280
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 167
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 13
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 7
  • Sacramento County historic burials 4
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert F. Mosher

    Born 1919 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1941 at San Francisco, California; plumber. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1943, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Larry Clarence Mosher

    Born 1948; from Gleason, Wisconsin. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Mosher

    Arrived at New York in 1848 aboard the Sheridan from Liverpool, aged 23; baker. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,963 records for Mosher in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada2,537 records

2,537 records of the Mosher name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2,464
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 38
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 14
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 9
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 4
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Florence Mosher

    Killed in the Halifax Explosion of 1917, aged 26; buried at St John's Cemetery, Halifax.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Paul Darby Mosher

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Reuben Mosher

    Killed in 1906 at the Ecum Secum Gold Field Ltd. mine, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 2,537 records for Mosher in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Mosher name in Australia
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ellen Jane Mosher

    Of Waterloo, New South Wales; died 1933.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Charlotte Mosher

    Of Waterloo, New South Wales; died 1937.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Mosher in Australia.

Counts: Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Mosher name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Clarence Elderkin Mosher

    Married in 1945 in Groningen; labourer.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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